*ABBOTTABAD – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police arrested the pro-vice-chancellor ofAbbottabad University on Sunday.*

*He was remanded into police custody for one day for setting the varsity’srecord room on fire.*

Professor Muhammad Azhar Sherkheli and another suspect were arrestedearlier in the day and then presented before the court.

A majority of the university’s financial records and other importantdocuments were burnt in the fire in the varsity’s record room on August 23.

However, Prof Sherkheli shared with media that he has been arrested as partof a political ploy. “I am being punished for raising my voice againstillegal appointments in the university,” he said and alleged that somepoliticians are also involved in the investigation against him